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| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I have the audio gd r 7 mark 2 without lower regeneration. Have a la audio already. 9 months plug and play listening. Herb Reinhardt review was overdone with optical metaphors, but in the end, he has the correct point is that you have digital cla... | |
| Hard of hearing I too have developed moderate hearing loss. It was slow but Covid and masks forced me to get tested. Tried the sams club and Costco brands and it sounded like I was in a tin can. Bought the widex moment and sounds voices improved immediately. W... | |
| NODE as just a streamer / Airplay device Was considering node and at the time they had no usb out. My dac manufacturer has multiple inputs, still suggesting that usb wqs the the preferred method. Using small green computer rendu. | |
| Best Dedicated Streamer Also suggest the small green computer rendu roon player via usd to dac. My house is 6 years old and built with standard cat 5, using recommended cat 5 on Amazon. Roon core is a Microsoft surface 7. My only issue was using Amazon hd via iPad. ... | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances Not mentioned are spectral amps. Had the studio model and drove anything including Maggie panels. Sold the system when I downsized. Lack of dealers, slow and picky customer service were the reason not to go back to the brand | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? My reintroduction to vinyl was a rega p3 and dynavector 10x3 cartridge. The synergy with the tonearm was the key. Had the opportunity to buy a higher level dynavector cart that someone brought back a few months after purchase to upgrade. Sound... | |
| Sound quality of Roon I have a fairly simple setup. Microsoft surface as a core and a sonore roon player feeding an audio gd dac with usb. The speakers, amplifier, and speaker cable are the same I auditioned with using a lumin streamer and Aqua audio dac. Plan was t... | |
| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement We had our home built in Tampa and I could see the inexpensive electrical wire used. Asked the builder about a dedicated line and had never done one and refered me to an electrician. He asked if I was going to keep a large server needing dedica... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? I’m surprised there are no mentions of vandersteen. My lottery winning speaker is the model 7. In the real world, was totally happy with my paradigms until a visit to audition an amplifier. Bought the Fyne 702 and sold the year old paradigms f... | |
| Phono Stage Gain - how does it impact sound? Having a colleague with an EE background was helpful when it came to the phono stage. It is a simple circuit to produce an accurate Riaa correction and amplification with modest parts. He found my modest z phono to be overly complicated.An ampl... | |
| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) I live in Florida and have the esoteric f03. Even with the demo it is thousands more here. That said, matched with efficient 8 ohm speakers the 30 wpc is more than adequate. You also get a dead silent phono section that powers my lomc. Demoe... | |
| Best streamer for a returning audio guy Blue sound node now has usb Output which is the preferred input method for my dac. Have run ultra rendu for a year now for qobuz/roon and have no appreciable difference with 2000 units. Small unit with power supply seems expensive compared to ... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? Was a long time Spectral Audio devotee. Had dmc 12 an amazing value and outstanding phono module. At the time both models of spectral did not have remote controls based on the sound degradation pathway. Eventually moved to the dmc 30 with remo... | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? I really loved the Aqua audio la scala dac. The roon player was a lumin, I don’t recall the model, their entry level. I would describe the sq as sweet and relaxed, like a fine Italian dinner and wine pairing. If I wasn’t closing in on retireme... | |
| An older audiophiles new equipment I was certainly enjoying my system prior to the hearing aids. Your mind compensates. You might want to check out a free hearing test. I am enjoying it more, especially analog since so much of the information is in the midrange. Sorry if I came... |